[van-announce] Olympic Opposition Spokes Meeting (announcement)

[Bella]

INVITATION TO AN OLYMPIC OPPOSITION SPOKES COUNCIL MEETING (hosted by No
Games 2010)

Wednesday, Oct 16
7pm
SFU Harbour Center
Room # 200

(Please RSVP to bella_donna_36 at yahoo.com)

OLYMPIC OPPOSITION SPOKES COUNCIL MANDATE:
- to create an active mobilization against the Olympic bid, while
promoting the collective vision of a just and democratic society
- to foster the development of solid, creative strategies and actions to
oppose the Olympic bid (our efforts will build toward a mass action in
February/March 2003 during the Vancouver tour of IOC representatives)
- to re-examine strategies after the IOC tour, based on events between
then and now

SPOKES COUNCIL OBJECTIVES
- to coordinate groups in the greater movement, some of which are already
putting energy towards opposing the Olympic bid
- to encourage groups and individuals to become involved in the process of
public awareness and outreach in all aspects of the bid
- to create various action committees specific to Olympic opposition.

The action committees which have already started to form include:

- petitioning the IOC
- lobbying for a meaningful referendum
- various impact studies
- creative resistance strategies
- public awareness and outreach
- more committees will likely be created through the presentation segment


PROPOSED AGENDA:

1. Introduce mandate, meeting objectives and agenda.

2. Each spokesperson presents a 2 minute overview on their group’s (or
individual) specific focus regarding the bid, current and future
strategies, and vision.

3. Review potential action committees.

4. Form action committees and choose a date/location for an initial
planning meeting, and choose a spokesperson.

5. List-serve sign up sheet will be circulated.  Leaflets and information
can be distributed.

6. Choose next spokes meeting date/location for mid-November (spokesperson
for each committee to attend).


ANTICIPATED SPOKES MEETING PARTICIPANTS:
Anti Poverty Committee, BC Environmental Network, BC Federation of Labour,
BCGEU, BC Teachers Federation, COPE, Council of Canadians, Creative
Resistance, Downtown Eastside Residents Association, Douglas College
Student Union, End Legislative Poverty, Fight Back, Grassroots Women,
Green Party, Health Employees Union, Impact of the Olympics on Community,
Lions Bay Council, MobGlob Vancouver, Prepare the General Strike,
PROGRESS, QUAK, SFU Public Interest Research Group, SPEC, Vancouver City
Council members, and more.

For more info on No Games 2010 visit www.backtodemocracy.ca (hosted by the
Teddy Bear Brigade Vancouver)


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